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Panthers End Season at Delhi Pod

Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team closed out its season Saturday at the SUNY Delhi Pod, taking on Corning Community College, Finger Lakes Community College, and Monroe Community College. The Panthers played to the same final score against all three teams, losing in straight sets each match. TC3 ends the season with a record of 2-21.

Against Corning, the set scores were 25-11, 25-20, and 25-13; against Finger Lakes, TC3 lost by scores of 25-14, 25-5, and 25-9; and against Monroe the scores were 25-17, 26-17, and 25-17.

Most Digs (Playoff Game)

Honors

Total All-Region Players
6

Total All-MSAC Players
23

Miscellaneous Honors
MSAC Player of the Year (2005)

Coaches–Women's Volleyball

Alfie Okaru

Head Coach

Coach Okaru joined the volleyball staff as an assistant coach in 2008 before being promoted to head coach in 2009. His teams have qualified for the Mid-State Athletic Conference playoffs three times, and in 2010 the Panthers made a return trip to the NJCAA Region III postseason. Coach Okaru brings an expertise in conditioning and fitness to the coaching staff, along with enthusiasm and dedication to the team. "Coach O" is also the recreation coordinator at the College.

Contact: aoo@TC3.edu, 607-844-8222, Ext.4495

Irisa Kelly

Assistant Coach

Contact: athletics@TC3.edu

Highlights–2013 Women's Volleyball

Panthers Winless on Sunday

Sunday, September 22, 2013

The slow start to the season continued Sunday for the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team as the Panthers went 0-3 at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College pod. TC3 lost matches to Fulton-Montgomery, Herkimer County Community College, and Mohawk Valley Community College to drop to 0-9 on the season.

TC3 dropped all three matches in straight sets. The day opened against Herkimer with losses by the score of 25-11, 25-23, 25-11. The Mohawk Valley match ended with scores of 25-15, 25-16, and 25-12. The final match of the day had the closest scores, with Fulton-Montgomery topping TC3 27-25, 25-12, and 25-18.

By the end of the day Samantha Berry (Newfield H.S./Newfield) had 11 kills, eight digs, three blocks, and two aces. Shay Washington (Newfield H.S./Ithaca) also had 11 kills to go with five blocks, two aces, and two digs. Ashley Morgan (Elmira Free Academy/Elmira) had a team-best 30 assists, Anna Belcher (Dryden H.S./Dryden) had seven kills and two aces, and Brooke Torrey (Dryden H.S./Dryden) had eight digs and two aces.